Post-Migration Stress as a Moderator Between Traumatic Exposure and Self-Reported Mental Health Symptoms in a Sample of Somali Refugees

Jacob A. Bentley; John W. Thoburn; David G. Stewart; Lorin D. Boynton

doi:10.1080/15325024.2012.665008

Post-Migration Stress as a Moderator Between Traumatic Exposure and Self-Reported Mental Health Symptoms in a Sample of Somali Refugees

Jacob A. Bentley, John W. Thoburn, David G. Stewart, Lorin D. Boynton

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The current study examined the potentially moderating influence of post-migration living difficulties on the relationship between pre-migration traumatic exposure and self-reported symptomatology in a sample of 74 adult Somali refugees residing in the United States. Results suggest that post-migration psychosocial stressors exacerbate depressive symptoms (ΔR ² =.068, p =.017) for those exposed to low levels of trauma relative to other posttraumatic psychological or somatic difficulties. No moderated effect was found for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, or somatic complaints.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	452-469
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Loss and Trauma
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2012.665008
State	Published - Sep 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Social Psychology
Phychiatric Mental Health
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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